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. 2022 Mar 3;16(3):e0010214. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010214

Table 4. Variables found to be associated with C. burnetii seropositivity in livestock using multivariable mixed-effects logistic regression model.

Variable Category Odds Ratio (95% CI) SE Z P-value
Fixed effects
Sex Male 1.00 (Ref.)
Female 1.65 (1.13–2.42) 0.19 2.60 0.01
Age Calf/kid/lamb 1.00 (Ref.)
Weaner 1.22 (0.34–4.40) 0.66 0.30 0.761
Adult 4.88 (1.46–16.29) 0.62 2.57 0.01
Species Cattle 1.00 (Ref.)
Goats 3.99 (2.10–7.61) 0.33 4.21 < 0.01
Sheep 4.02 (2.06–7.82) 0.34 4.09 < 0.01

Ref., reference category; CI, confidence intervals; SE, standard error.

Log likelihood = -908.50, number of observations = 2665, number of households = 152

The variance for the random effect variable (household ID) was 1.26 (95% CI: 0.87–1.45), SE = 0.68